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Leptocoma

Wikipedia Abstract

Leptocoma is a genus of sunbirds found from tropical South Asia to Papua New Guinea. Its members are sometimes included in Nectarinia The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. Its members are:
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Species

Leptocoma brasiliana (Van Hasselt's sunbird) (Attributes)
Leptocoma calcostetha (Copper-throated sunbird) (Attributes)
Leptocoma minima (Crimson-backed Sunbird) (Attributes)
Leptocoma sericea (Black Sunbird) (Attributes)
Leptocoma sperata (Purple-throated sunbird) (Attributes)
Leptocoma zeylonica (Purple-rumped Sunbird) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0